To the Chosen Lady and Her Children :: January 5, 2025
A few years ago, we studied 1 John together, but we have never studied 2 and or 3 John during my time as your pastor. So I thought it was high time we did that at the beginning of this year. This…
Continue to Message...The Bright Morning Star – December 29, 2024
Our first message in this series went almost back to the very beginning of the Bible, the Law of Moses, Numbers chapter 24. Our second message was drawn from the highpoint middle of the Bible, the Gospel accounts. Matthew chapter 2. This…
Continue to Message...We Saw His Star – December 22, 2024
Last Sunday, we started a very short sermon series called “The Bright Star of Bethlehem.” We turned way back to the Book of Numbers and studied that enigmatic prophecy, where under the influence of the Holy Spirit, the pagan prophet Balaam…
Continue to Message...I See Him, But Not Now – December 15, 2024
If I were tell you that, today, we’re going to read a story in the Bible about a star, a donkey, a pagan magi-ician from the East, the Angel of the Lord appearing, a king in Israel, and the pronouncement of…
Continue to Message...It is the Lord! – December 8, 2024
The Gospel of John began with a prologue. An amazing summary statement foreshadowing what was to come, John 1:1-18. The Gospel of John ends with an epilogue that ties up loose ends, carries the story up past its conclusion, and…
Continue to Message...Peace Be With You! – December 1, 2024
The title for this message just jumped off the page at me because Jesus says it three times in this one short passage. Verse 19, verse 21, and again in verse 26. “Peace Be With You!” Pastor Matt Mitchell preaching…
Continue to Message...There once was a wicked man named Haman, and he hated the Jews. He was their enemy. This Haman was a leader in the kingdom of Persia in the fifth century before Christ, and he was very very proud. Narcissistic…
Read MoreOur story is not over yet. The Tale of Queen Esther did not end with the death of the wicked Haman at the tail end of chapter 7. Pastor Matt Mitchell preaching on Esther 8:1-17. Full manuscript available on Pastor…
Read MoreWe have finally reached “Queen Esther’s Banquet.” It’s actually Queen Esther’s Second Banquet, isn’t it? Because she put one on in chapter 5, as well. Pastor Matt Mitchell preaching on Esther 7:1-10. Full manuscript available on Pastor Matt’s blog. You can listen…
Read MoreTiming is everything. In so many areas of life, so much comes down to timing. What happened when. How fast something unfolded. What came first. What came last. What happened at just the right time…or at just the wrong time!…
Read MoreQueen Esther is about to do the bravest thing she has ever done. Queen Esther is about to embark on what might be, for her, a suicide mission. She is going to take her life into her own hands and…
Read MoreWhat was troubling Mordecai? By verse 5 of chapter 4, Queen Esther wants to know. But we already know what is troubling Mordecai: The genocide of the Jews has been placed on the calendar. Pastor Matt Mitchell preaching on Esther 4:1-17. Full…
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255 Cotohisc Road
Lanse, PA 16849
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Prayer Meeting: Wednesday, 7:00pm
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